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[quote=Anonymous]I am having a bit of a struggle processing this diagnosis although it should not come as a surprise. I have a 16 year old who has ADHD and what was originally diagnosed a couple of years ago with social pragmatic disorder. new evaluation for college (he is a rising senior) and he met the criteria for autism. He is in counseling now (just started) with a DBT counselor. He has been in counseling before with regualr talk therapy. We have him in counseling due to his inability to manage frustration level, his hyperfocus on the negative where he gets so stuck that he can't see any way out of a bad situation and doesn't problem solve or figure out how to make his situation better and also his struggles to connect to people and recripocate in emotions, etc. The evaluator was not sold on the efficacy of continued therapy and also said that DBT would not be her first choice of therapy if we were to continue but it depends on the provider. Another wrinkle is that my kid does not seem to have insight on any of his challenges and just wants to terminate therapy all together. I am struggling a little bit with this diagnosis. He is the same person as he was yesterday but I guess my sadness comes from that it seems like the characteristics are so intractable with people who have autism but I know I need to educate myself more. He is otherwise fully integrated-great grades, AP classes, plays a sport (but doesn't have friends outside sport). Any insight would be appreciated. [/quote]

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